The Refugee Act of 1980 established the Office of Refugee Resettlement, and outlined the United States’ commit­ment to humanitarian relief through resettlement of persons fleeing persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

April 2017 statement of ACF Region 8 Administrator Nikki Hatch that focuses on Indian child welfare, child welfare community at the Spirit Lake Reservation, and the Native American Children’s Safety Act of 2016

September 2016 statement of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Robert Carey on the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) responsibilities in facilitating the resettlement of refugees in the United States